And that's what it says on the t-shirts the team is giving fans for Game 3 against the Clippers. (Al Saracevic/SF Chronicle)

And that's what it says on the t-shirts the team is giving fans for Game 3 against the Clippers. (Al Saracevic/SF Chronicle)

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The Warriors new slogan for the playoffs is "Loud. Proud. Warriors." (Al Saracevic/SF Chronicle)

The Warriors new slogan for the playoffs is "Loud. Proud. Warriors." (Al Saracevic/SF Chronicle)

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Four video screens surround the court at Oracle Arena for Game 3 of the Western Conference playoff series with the L.A. Clippers. (Al Saracevic/SF Chronicle)

Four video screens surround the court at Oracle Arena for Game 3 of the Western Conference playoff series with the L.A. Clippers. (Al Saracevic/SF Chronicle)

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Warriors vs. Clippers: Game 3 Pregame Notes

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It’s been a year since the Warriors faithful rocked the rafters at a home playoff game in Oakland. But the wait is over.

The Warriors host the Clippers in Game 3 of their first round Western Conference playoff game at Oracle Arena tonight, having split two games at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to start the series. The Warriors squeaked out a Game 1 victory, 109-105. Then the Clippers roared back, blowing Golden State off the floor in Game 2, 138-98.

So now it’s back to Oakland, where Golden State enjoys one of the best home court advantages in the league. It gets very loud here, as witnessed last Spring when the Warriors dispatched the Denver Nuggets in the first round before falling to the San Antonio Spurs in the second round. Win or lose, the Coliseum was crazy loud, and we can expect more of the same tonight. The team is using the slogan: “Loud. Proud. Warriors.” It’s on the t-shirts they’re handing out to fans. And the team put up four new video screens around the court to encourage cheering.

If history is any indication, things bode well for the Warriors. Golden State hasn’t lost a home game in the first round playoff series since May 4, 1994 (Phoenix). That makes six straight first round home playoff wins for those scoring at home. The Warriors have also enjoyed a lot of success against the Clippers at home, winning 15 of their last 17 when playing host to their SoCal rivals, including the last five.

Of course, none of that matters if the Warriors can’t muster a little more energy on defense in this game, particularly when it comes to the Clippers’ Blake Griffin who scored a career playoff high of 35 points in the Game 2.

Stay tuned for more from the Oracle, where I’ll be tweeting and blogging with my colleagues Scott Ostler, Bruce Jenkins and Warriors beat writer Rusty Simmons. Just don’t call us on our cell phones. We won’t hear a thing.